Superfood Choco-Banana Frosty This is a favorite after-school snack for my kids. I love that my kids are getting healthy greens and they don”t even know it! Superfood Choco-Banana Frosty: Ingredients: 8 ounces sweetened almond/coconut milk 1 scoop vegan chocolate protein 1 frozen banana Ice Directions: Blend well and serve *Optional 1 T almond butter or 1/2 tsp
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Boost Your Immune System with Simple Daily Practices Your immune system is the ultimate balancing system in your body. When it’s strong, you are strong and healthy. When it is overwhelmed and weak, you get sick and inflammed. A weak immune system can also cause hormone imbalance and poor aging. We live in a toxic world: we
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Best Raw Cookie Dough EVER When my kids are craving sugar, treats, snacks and “something good”, I make this healthy snack alternative. SO, Instead of hitting the DQ (Dairy Queen) for the 1500 calorie cookie-dough blizzard, I make this raw cookie dough option instead–made with a protein super-food. I make enough to last a week–which means I
Read more →Mason Jar Salads–Quick and Easy Lunches! I love to pack my lunches in mason jars! I have been doing this for years and years because it is convient and gorgeous. I love looking at all of the whole clean foods just waiting to be eaten! For simplicity, I use mainly extra virgin olive oil with basalmic vinegar
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Homemade Hummus Recipe (Courtesy of Nourishing Meals) This makes a big batch—great for a veggies-and-hummus lunch or a midday snack. Skip the pita chips and bread and instead dip your celery, carrots, sugar snap peas, cucumber slices, any veggie of your preference that you have in the fridge. Ingredients 2 cans garbanzo beans (rinsed and drained) ½ cup
Read more →Black Bean and Tomato Soup! As I have mentioned before, I LOVE soups. Here is ode to one of my favorite recipes. Ingredients: Serves 6-8 A bit of olive oil to sauté onion and garlic 1 onion chopped 4 cloves of garlic chopped 1 red pepper, chopped 4 (15 oz.) cans organic black beans, rinsed and drained (organic and
Read more →Banana Bread Muffins: These wonderful little treasures are delicious! And did I mention they are: gluten-free, dairy-free, and sugar-free? Dense with nutrition, these muffins look and feel different–heavy, moist and filling (no air-fluff here!) Ingredients: 1/2 cup almond butter 4 large ripe/soft bananas 2 organic eggs 1 cup Old fashioned certified gluten-free rolled oats 1/2 cup almond flour
Read more →Although heart disease kills more than 700,000 women a year, a mortality rate much higher than breast cancer and the leading cause of death among American women, breast cancer seems to affect us on more personal level. Breast Health Recommendations Breast health screening should begin first in our youth (with the onset of menstruation at menarche) performing self-breast
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